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State of Conservation (SOC)

Historic Town of Ouro Preto (2004)

UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds
International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0 (from1991-1999)
Total Amount Ap proved: 99,009USD

1999 Technical Assistance for the Historic Town of Ouro Preto and the ...   6,459  USD
1998 Consolidation of the slopes of the hills around Ouro Preto and ...   50,000  USD
1994 Cleaning and consolidation works on the slopes of the hill above ...   20,000  USD
1994 Organize a training seminar for site managers of Historical ...   19,250  USD
1991 Contribution to a monitoring exercise of the following sites: ...   3,300  USD
Missions**
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Urban Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation), Lack of monitoring system, Lack of human or financial resources; Fire.

Corrective Measures
Current conservation issues

The Secretariat received a progress report from the Instituto do Patrimônio Historico e Artistico Nacional (IPHAN) on 3 February 2004 with information on the property's preserved area and description of the perimeter.

 

The report described in detail delimitations of a Preserved Central Zone, which coincides with the Special Protection Zone as defined in the 1996 Master Plan for Ouro Preto, and Transition and Buffer Zones. The Preserved Central Zone is being monitored by the Instituto do Patrimônio Historico e Artistico Nacional (IPHAN), which has established Guidelines on Urban and Architectonic Intervention in the Special Protection Zone. IPHAN further expressed the need for monitoring in the Transition and Buffer Zones as well. However, no particular mention is made of risk preparedness measures being considered in the revision of the Master Plan.

 

The report further included a letter from the Public Works Secretary of the City of Ouro Preto to the Instituto do Patrimônio Historico e Artistico Nacional (IPHAN), dated 25 November 2003, indicating that Ouro Preto has an approved Master Plan in force since 1996, which is in the process of review and upgrading to match it with the City Statute Law N° 10257, 10 July 2001, with a deadline of February 2004. Since May 2003 a participatory process is under execution involving regional workshops and information meetings, either to discuss the referred plan or to vote on proposals and modifications prepared by a consultants team.

 

ICOMOS has studied the response of the State Party to the World Heritage Committee's decision at its 27th session in 2003 to define a core and buffer zone of the inscribed World Heritage property and concludes that the definitions in the report perfectly match the request of the Committee.

 

ICOMOS considered that the Special Protection Zone (Zona de Protección Especial, ZPE-1) of the Master Plan, prepared in 1996 and under revision, could correspond to the delimitation of the area inscribed as World Heritage; the buffer zone is also adequate, as it covers a protection zone around the historic centre of Ouro Preto. However, ICOMOS considers that the archaeological zone of Ouro Preto, which contains important remnants of the origins of the town, would merit a better protection.

 

The next phase after delimitation would consist of a finalization of the revision of the Master Plan and to have it approved and implemented by all the authorities concerned with the historic central area and its buffer zone.

Conclusion
Decision

  • Adopted

  • Draft Decision

28COM15B.110
Link to the decision

The World Heritage Committee, 1. Taking note of the report transmitted by the State Party containing information on the delimitation and description of Core and Buffer Zones to be included in a revised version of the 1996 Master Plan for Ouro Preto (Decision 27 COM 7B.87), 2. Requests the State Party to keep the Committee informed on the finalization, approval and implementation of the revised Master Plan.

Draft Decision: 28 COM 15B.110

The World Heritage Committee,

1.       Taking note of the report transmitted by the State Party containing information on the delimitation and description of Core and Buffer Zones to be included in a revised version of the 1996 Master Plan for Ouro Preto,

2.       Requests the State Party to keep the Committee informed on the finalization, approval and implementation of the revised Master Plan.

Historic Town of Ouro Preto
State Party:
Brazil
Date of Inscription: 1980
Nomination records (Year): 1979
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (i)(iii)
Documents
Original Documents
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Other Documents
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Exports
Word File
SOC Reports
SOC Reports by year
2004
1993
1990
Detailed List of SOC reports
Threats*
Management systems/ management plan

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.